The courses taught by Dr. Kuo include community health nursing, nursing research, professional writing, creative health education, educational theory and strategy, and epidemiology. She also served as the Associate Chair of the School of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, and the Leader of the Curriculum Development Division. Her main research topic is the correlation between sleep and nutrition, especially for populations with chronic diseases (diabetes), adolescents, community elders and residents of longterm care units. Research interests in recent years also include issues related to dysphagia and sarcopenia.